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Where is airing: BBC One
For what age: 15+
How many episodes in 1 season: 4 episodes
Peter Laurence is a charismatic government minister on the verge of promotion to high office. He is also celebrating a win in a newspaper libel case. But an inmate at a women's prison claims to have a secret about Peter's past that could affect his future.
Promoted to justice minister, Peter deals with a prison riot, an angry daughter, and alarming contacts from a stranger. An unknown threat looms abroad.
Peter is the defendant at the family dinner table. As friends, family, employees and even a dead person turn against him, he follows his motto: "Keep moving forward'.
With the Prime Minister in trouble, Peter makes a shocking announcement to the nation.